[southernnorthcarolina]

Perhaps the most poignant aspect of the documentary is the exploration into Carson’s painful relationship with his mother. While at his peak Carson commanded a nightly audience of 15 million viewers, double that of Leno and Letterman combined, he could never get the approval that he longed for from his mom, who never thought her son was funny enough, good enough, successful enough.

Such codswallop. This is the standard dime-store psychiatric analysis of just about every notable person in the world. "He never got the approval of [either or both parents], which caused him to [whatever]." No way to disprove such an assertion, but little reason to believe it, either.

[allmendream]

“The wrong kid died!”

“I should have been a better father to you, Dewey. I wish I spent more time playing catch with you and less time training my body and mind to kill you in a machete fight. You be a better father than I was, Dewey.”

From Walk Hard